Steely Dan Sunday

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Steely Dan Sunday, "Green Earrings" (1976)

“Green Earrings” has such a great, clavinet-laden groove to it, thanks to the Chuck Rainey/Pretty Purdie rhythm machine that keys up nearly every track on The Royal Scam, it doesn’t need any close inspection to appreciate. You May Also Like: Steely Dan’s The Royal Scam: Seeing the glory 40 yearsRead More

Steely Dan Sunday, “The Fez” (1976)

Steely Dan Sunday, “The Fez” (1976)

Just what the heck is Steely Dan’s “The Fez” about? Let’s just say it works pretty well to prevent parenthood.

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Steely Dan Sunday: "Sign In Stranger" (1976)

Both Walter Becker and Donald Fagen have an affinity for reggae music, one that’s most notably borne out on Becker’s Jamaican-styled Circus Money CD from 2008. You May Also Like: Walter Becker, “The Dopest Cut / Down In the Bottom” (1992): Steely Dan Sunday Walter Becker, “Three Sisters Shakin’” (circaRead More

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Steely Dan Sunday, "Don’t Take Me Alive" (1976)

“Don’t Take Me Alive” is one of last of Steely Dan’s songs that’s truly “rock,” and the narrator’s portrayal as a deranged killer daring the cops to take him out also makes it one of Becker and Fagen’s least ambiguous songs. You May Also Like: Steely Dan, “Kid Charlemagne” fromRead More

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Steely Dan Sunday, "The Caves Of Altamira" (1976)

Since Donald Fagen and Walter Becker first set out to be a songwriting team and only started a band when it became evident this was was going to be the only way to get their songs recorded in any meaningful way You May Also Like: Walter Becker, “Lucy D” (circaRead More

Steely Dan Sunday, “Kid Charlemagne” (1976)

Steely Dan Sunday, “Kid Charlemagne” (1976)

The first track from Steely Dan’s ‘The Royal Scam’ features jazz changes over a chugging funk-disco groove. It’s famous for something else, however.

Steely Dan Sunday, “Any World (That I’m Welcome To)” (1975)

Steely Dan Sunday, “Any World (That I’m Welcome To)” (1975)

Steely Dan’s “Any World (That I’m Welcome To)” boasts the drumming of the great Hal Blaine, who played on a remarkable 40 No. 1 songs.

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Steely Dan Sunday, "Chain Lightning" (1975)

Though those days were numbered by the time of Katy Lied, Steely Dan liked the occasional break on their records from the ceberal arty jazz-rock of their preference and just jam out with some simpler, blues-based ditty. You May Also Like: Five Deep Cuts Underscore the Overlooked Brilliance of SteelyRead More

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Steely Dan Sunday, "Everyone’s Gone To The Movies" (1971, 1975)